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Romanticism and the Forms of Ruin: Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Modalities of Fragmentation
Hardback
Main Details
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Romanticism and the Forms of Ruin: Wordsworth, Coleridge, the Modalities of Fragmentation
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas McFarland
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:468 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - poetry and poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691642871
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Classifications | Dewey:821.7 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
19 April 2016 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Despite their hopeful aspirations to wholeness in life and spirit, Thomas McFarland contends, the Romantics were ruins amidst ruins," fragments of human existence in a disintegrating world. Focusing on Wordsworth and Coleridge, Professor McFarland shows how this was true not only for each of these Romantics in particular but also for Romanticism in
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